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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

Faculty Focus

Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), across the course.

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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Our administration has done well at communicating, and the faculty have done a really great job of moving online quickly. They've been really receptive to learning new technologies and being very patient with us as we're trying to assist all of them. Jennifer Albat: I feel our institution has done a really great job.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong.

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

Faculty Focus

Since the pandemic, which necessitated the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas or Blackboard, there is now an additional component to consider in developing our courses. Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), across the course.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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have signed petitions calling on their colleges to stop using automated proctoring tools, meaning that the technology has become arguably the most controversial tool of the pandemic at colleges. There are plenty of things students complain about, but no other educational technology has drawn as much organized protest in recent months.

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On the First Day of Class, Begin with Intrigue

Faculty Focus

Turner —one of his more abstract ones—onto the screen, and asking students whether it’s a celebration of technology or a reaction against it—and how do you know? We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong.